Tire removing apparatus with circumferentially distributed bead engaging members



Jan. 1, 1952 c. E. JOHNSON ETAL 2,580,926

TIRE REMOVING APPARATUS WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISTRIBUTED BEAD ENGAGING MEMBERS Filed Dec. 29, 1949 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 O ,1 1 \l- /5 I 7 I MW 555 I I L l 5 m1! w Fig. 2

20 2/ 23 5 /7 Gustave 6. Brat/and Char/e E. Johnson INVENTORS 7) I M BY Jan. 1, 1952 c. E. JOHNSON ET AL TIRE REMOVING APPARATUS WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISTRIBUTED BEAD ENGAGING MEMBERS 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Dec. 29, 1949 I Gustave C. Brat/and Charley E. Johnson IN VEN TORS Patented Jan. 1, 1952 TIRE REMOVING APPARATUS WITH CIR- CUMFERENTIALLY DISTRIBUTED BEAD ENGAGING MEMBERS Charley E. Johnson and Gustave C. Bratland, Yamhill, Oreg.

Application December 29, 1949, Serial No. 135,597

1 Claim. (cum-1.2)

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in tire removing apparatus designed particularly for use in removing heavy truck tires from the rims on which they are mounted.

An important object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for lifting the rim from the tire casing while the casing is held against movement and to further provide means for breaking the heading of the tire away from the rim.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tire removing apparatus which rests on the side of a tire casing, after the latter has been removed from a vehicle and providing a jack supported on the apparatus with means connecting the jack to the wheel rim for exerting an upward pulling force on the rim while subjecting the tire casing to pressure opposed to the upward pulling force.

A still further object is to provide an apparatus of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong and durable, efilcient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational with parts broken away and shown in section;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of a tire casing and rim showing one of the dogs for freeing the heading from the rim;

Figure 3 is a top plan view;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 4-4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 55 of Figure 4 and showing one of the beading separating dogs.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a base ring from which posts or legs 6 extend upwardly and on-the upper ends of which a jack supporting platform I is suitably secured.

A jack 8 of a conventional type is supported in an upright position or platform I and is provided with an operating handle 9 for raising and lowering a stem or plunger ID.

A disk II is suitably secured to the upper end of stem or plunger I0 and is formed with notches I2 in its periphery for receiving one of the links.

of a chain I3 to position an adjacent upper link I4 crosswise of the notch to connect the chain for movement with the disk.

A plurality of the chains I3 are thus connected to disk I I and extend downwardly through openings I5 in platform I and downwardly through the lug attaching opening I6 of a wheel I! for positioning a bar or pin I8 at the lower end of the chain crosswise of opening 56 to thus attach the chains to the wheel. The wheel I! includes the usual rim I9 on which the tire casing 20 is mounted.

A plurality of dogs 2| are slidably adjusted radially in guides 22 at the lower ends of posts 6, each dog including a downwardly inclined inner end 23 for engaging the tire casing 28 in the region of the beading 24 thereof. The outer end of the dog ZI is provided with a stop 25 to prevent loss of the dog from the guide 22.

In the operation of the device, the wheel H with the tire casing 20 thereon is removed from the vehicle and laid upon its side and base ring 5 is then placed on the uppermost side of the tire casing as shown in Figure l of the drawings.

Chains I3 are then connected at their lower ends with the wheel H by placing the bars or pins I8 crosswise in the openings I6 of the wheel and with the upper ends of the chains attached to disk II at the top of jack 8.

The jack is then operated to raise stem or plunger ID and disk I I thereby pulling the wheel I! and rim I9 upwardly while the tire casing 25 is held stationary by base ring 5 resting thereon. The downward pressure subjected to the tire casing will partially collapse the same into the position shown in Figure 2 of the drawings and move the downwardly inclined inner end 23 of dogs 2| into engagement with the beading of the tire to thus break the heading free from the rim and as the upward lifting force on wheel It continues the rim will be lifted from the tire casing.

In view of the foregoing description taken in An apparatus for removing a tire from a rim 7 on which the same is mounted, said apparatus comprising a base ring adapted to rest on a tire side wall outwardly of the rim, a plurality of upstanding legs secured at circumferentially spaced points to said ring, a circular platform having a depending marginal flange secured to upper ends of said legs and including a concave upper surface affording a seat at the center thereof, a mechanical lifting device having a base portion positioned on said seat and including a vertically projectable lifting member, a disc positioned at the upper end of said lifting member and provided in its marginal edge portion with notches, a set of chains adjustably anchored in said notches and extending downwardly through apertures in said platform for connection to the stated rim, lower end portions of said legs being provided with radial slots, and a plurality of radially adjustable dogs slidable in said slots, said dogs having downturned inner end portions adapted to engage a tire bead.

CHARLEY E. JOHNSON. GUSTAVE C. BRATLAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,890,746 ODell Dec. 13, 1932 2,010,713 countryman Aug. 6, 1935 2,034,819 Maulis Mar. 24, 1936 2,148,111 Dennis Feb. 21, 1939 2,406,996 Colley Sept 3, 1946 2,449,289 Garey Sept. 14, 1948 OTHER REFERENCES Aviation Magazine, page 157, April 1945. 

